Private Tour

Nuuk Legends and History Smartphone Guided GPS Walking Tour

Overview

Available languages

English

Mobile ticket

Nuuk is a place where ancient history and contemporary culture live side by side. Our tour begins at the Katuaq Cultural Center, a striking, wave-shaped building inspired by the northern lights and we’ll finish our walk at Orsiiviup Nuunngua, a scenic spot where you can soak in sweeping views of the fjord and mountains. You'll hear legends, history and stories of the city, and see it's sites. Go at your own pace, anytime. Stop and go as you please. The tour is location aware, GPS, playing as you walk. Keep you phone in your pocket and your head up.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

The Tour never expires

Go at your own pace, start anytime and pause anytime.

Location Aware, GPS, Hands-free experience, audio stories play as you walk using GPS.

Engaging stories that bring Nuuk to life

No Food

No Drinks

No Admission

No Human Guide, this is all outside and on our walking tour app

What To Expect

The tour starts at the Nuuk Katuaq Cultural Center where you'll hear the tale of the sun and the moon, then you'll be guided step by step through Nuuk.

5 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

A tale of a boy who loses both his parents and is cruelly mistreated by his community. What's the meaning? Take the tour to find out.

5 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

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Nuuk Legends and History Smartphone Guided GPS Walking Tour

Reviews

3.62

13 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Not helpful
James W,
Sep 9, 2025
- Review from Viator
1.00
Will not allow for changes in the order of the stops. Very hard to use if you don’t go in the order of the app. Not really a lot to see.
It took Avery long time...
Russell E,
Sep 4, 2025
- Review from Viator
1.00
It took Avery long time to down load and t b e toyr kept freezing up on my phone so after visiting 2 places, we gave up. I will request a refund.
Great introduction to Nuuk with GPS assistance
jeanne t,
Sep 1, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
This tour exceeded my expectations. The GPS function worked perfectly and there was even an arrow to show which direction I needed to walk to get to the next stop in the tour. The narration was clear and concise and very interesting. I was in Nuuk as part of a cruise and this tour saved us hundreds of dollars compared to cruise sponsored excursions. The walk itself is easy and manageable for most anyone. This is a great introduction to Nuuk and I highly recommend it to anyone else visiting the city.
Nuuk walking app is a must for visiting on your own
Jeannie V,
Aug 29, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
This walking app guided through Nuuk where I learned some of the Greenlandic stories and saw monuments to the stories as well as the scenery. The tour had continual narration as I went from one site to another, and most stops had more than just one place of interest. The pace was just right and the map in the app kept me on track. I did get lost a couple of times but I was able to find where I was and where I needed to be by switching to either Apple or Google maps. The app did stop a few times and I had to restart. The app has a virtual tour function where I could listen before going into Nuuk which I really appreciated since I didn’t have to stay at a site in the cold and wind. Listening to the details about the memorials and monuments was so much more interesting than just walking about and I would have missed so much. I appreciated the directions in the narration so I could just plug in headphones and put my phone in my pocket. I am directionally challenged though and needed to refer to the map a few times. Also, the app would stop once in awhile and I had to restart. Between the app and the maps, my phone lost battery power quickly and I was very sorry I didn’t take a power pack.
I would do another one of these tours.
francesaG8747UB,
Aug 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00
Information was all interesting. However the directions need to seriously update. With all the construction that is going on, some make no sense.
History, open waters, and stories!
catherinebK7487NP,
Aug 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Wonderful walking tour full of information, especially Nuuk's long and fascinating history. The anecdotes about historical figures were very interesting, and it was a lovely, long walk. One note: We have no problems with stairs, but others in our age group (65-75) need to know that there is a very long stair climb (194 steps!) at the end of this tour.
Visit Nuuk
Adelaide81Broadway,
Aug 10, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00
Took a long time to download and start. Directions not always clear. But a good idea for Nuuk - a small tourist place with not a big tourist industry.
Value for money
Kym H,
Aug 9, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Excellent cultural and historical walking tour of the capital which is a very walkable city. Rug up warm even in Summer.
Nice Nuuk
aw0rld2travel,
Aug 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This is an excellent way to tour the city. It allows you to start and stop at your leisure without having to wait for or rush to be with a tour group. The information presented was extremely interesting and brought us to places we probably would have not seen otherwise. Highly recommend this company and their tours.
Once download problems solved, great tour.
560dalen,
Jul 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
This was our first use of the app, walkntours, and one mistake was not downloading the complete tour prior to leaving the ship. We had to find internet in nuuk to downtown it. The second mistake was to sign off when a note stated you can come back to the tour anytime during that day but did not state with internet service, and again we had to find internet service. Once the tour was downloaded, both the narrative and maps were great and very informative. The tour offered the information via email, which I selected, but to date have not received it. These problems is why I only gave it a "4".